Tile-imitating roofing.



Patented mM1126, 1915.

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'TIL' IMITATING ,ROOPINGIl AYPLIOATIDN FILED NOV. 2, 1914.

y.ALEXANDER S. SPIEGEL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TILE-IMITATING lLROOEING.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, il 915.

Application filed November 2, 1914. Serial No. 869,930.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER S. SPIE- GEL, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Tile-Imitating Roofing, of which the following isa specification.

ing and consists in making such roofing in imitation of tile. Theimitation tile roofing may be made 'either in shingle form or in a roll.

The invention consists essentially in placing wooden sticks at intervalsbetween layers of composite roofing to give the ridge effect of tile.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which-Figure l is aA plan view of the improved roofing; Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View;Fig. 4 shows a modification.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a flat sheet of rooiing whichcomprises the bottom or base of the new roofing.

2 indicates sticks of wooden or other suitable material, such as metal,that is half round with the flat face againstthe iat sheet 1. vThesesticks may be varied, however, fromvhalf round to suit conditions.

3 indicates a top layer of roofing secured to the bottom 1 and passingover the sticks 2. The` two sheets are cemented together and to thesticks by hot compound 4.

The .top sheet in passing over the sticks 2 give the resemblance of theridge of roofing tiles. This roofing is preferably made in strips sothat when in place on a roof they will appear as in Fig. 2. As shown inFig. 3, the bottom sheet l is as wide as the sticks 2 are long but thetop sheetSis slightly wider as at 4.-, so that when in `place this eX-tension 4: will overlap the joint made bythe sticks and bottom sheet asat 5. The roofing is held in place on the roof by nails driven throughthe sticks under the overlap 4.

If it is desired to have this roofing in shingle form, it would beconstructed the same way as the strips except that these would be cutinto shingles as seen in Fig. 4.

` They would be laid with their longitudinal This invention relates tocomposite roofedges overlapping as at 6, as well as with the transverseend overlap 4. Whenever the roofing is laid, all the sticks are instraight rows and their ends contact with each other.

Vhile I have described a plurality of layers or sheets. and this is thepreferred forni of the roofing. the base sheet or sheets may be omittedwithout departing from the v spirit of my invention, nor do I limitmyself to the inserts being of any particular material.

I claim 1. A. tile imitating roofing formed of a plurality of layers ofroofing and independent insert strips between said layers to formridges.

2. A tile imitating rooting formed of a plurality of layers of roofingand independent strips cemented therebetween to form ridges.

3. A tile imitating roofing formed of a pluralityv of layers of rootingoverlapping at their lower edges and independent strips of less lengthinserted therebetween to form ridges.

L1. A tile imitating roofing comprising a layer of flexible materialwith strips secured on the under face of the said layer and suitablysecured in place to form ridges in imitation of tile on the outer faceof the layer. the said layer being of greater length than the strips,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I aiiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AALEXANDER S. SPIEGEL.

Witnesses:l

PETER C. NIELSEN, J r., C. ROY OLSON.

